★★★★★
So the Goo Goo Dolls are a poor man's Bon Jovi. But Vertical Horizon is a poor man's Goo Goo Dolls. And until now, Sister Hazel has been a poor man's Vertical Horizon. But with the band's latest release, BAM! Volume 1, a collection of throw-aways and B-Sides from an admittedly forgettable 15-year career, the Gainesville natives prove that Sister Hazel can be a poor man's, well, Sister Hazel. Songs like "Work in Progress" and "Out of Place" are awkward and never needed to see the light of day...
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2011-01-20
★★★★★
Anyone who slept through the latter half of the '90s might not know at this point who Sister Hazel is, so here's the summary: Sister Hazel is an MOR rock band that deals in a vaguely Mellencampian sound with occasional harmonies reminiscent of the Eagles, wrapped up in a decidedly slick, highly produced candy shell...
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2011-01-20
★★★★★
Clearly, the members of Sister Hazel don't agree with the sentiments expressed in Sheryl Crow's "A Change Can Do You Good", and the Gainesville, Florida quintet's fourth album demonstrates this perfectly. The band found success in 1997 with their major label debut album, Somewhere More Familiar, and the breakout single "All for You", and their brand of highly melodic pop-rock helped them shift over one million records...
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2011-01-20
★★★★★
Whether it's releasing new material or touring, Sister Hazel are never anything less than prolific, and their first live acoustic record, Before The Amplifiers, gives their hardcore fan base a taste of their southern-flavored melodic rock in a more intimate environment."All For You," a hit during Sister Hazel's major-label days is duly represented, and the material spans the breadth of the band's numerous studio albums...
- www.ink19.com
2009-07-20
★★★★★
There's not much middle ground with bands like Sister Hazel; you either love or hate their brand of Southern-flavored pop rock. But having sold two million albums during the course of their career, it's clear that the band has enough followers who fall into the former category and Absolutely will enhance their reputation with that fan base even more...
- www.ink19.com
2009-07-20
★★★★★
Sister Hazel excel in what adult-contemporary fans call "tunes" -- basic, digestible songs that go down well with a pint and a good friend. It's a formula done right by this Gainesville, Florida, quintet, which went platinum in 1998 with its second album of jangling boogie, . . . Somewhere More Familiar...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
So the Goo Goo Dolls are a poor man's Bon Jovi. But Vertical Horizon is a poor man's Goo Goo Dolls. And until now, Sister Hazel has been a poor man's Vertical Horizon. But with the band's latest release, BAM! Volume 1, a collection of throw-aways and B-Sides from an admittedly forgettable 15-year career, the Gainesville natives prove that Sister Hazel can be a poor man's, well, Sister Hazel...
- www.popmatters.com
2008-11-11
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